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On the final Sunday of the Month each member of the Windward Interfaith ‘Ohana Faith Organization is conducting a Clothing and Toiletries drive in support of RYSE. Ask your institution if they are participating to get the details. Community members can support RYSE by providing the following items:

  1. Clothing that young people will wear
  2. Backpacks
  3. Shoes
  4. Socks
  5. Slippers
  6. Underwear(men and women)
  7.  Razors
  8.  Deodorant
  9.  Soap
  10.  Shampoo
  11.  Other hygiene products.

R.Y.S.E. prefers not to receive cash; however, donations can be sent to the Hawaii Foodbank INC, at 2611 Kilihau St, Honolulu, HI 96819.  Make arrangements directly with the Hawaii Foodback INC at (808) 836-3600.  Donations can be designated to R.Y.S.E.’s agency Hawaii Foodbank account.

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Two Hawaii organizations are finalists in national challenge

"Two Hawaii organizations have the chance to win $100,000 in funding as part of a national challenge. Startup accelerator FoundHer and nonprofit Residential Youth Services and Empowerment, or RYSE, are both finalists in the 2022 Gold Futures Challenge. The annual...

More Help Is Coming For Hawaii’s Homeless Youth

Act 130, recently signed into law, establishes the Safe Spaces for Youth Pilot Program under the Department of Human Services. "At 2 p.m. on a Friday afternoon, teenagers at the Residential Youth Services and Empowerment program have just finished their music therapy...

Starbucks Neighborhood Grant Award

The Starbucks Foundation has selected more than 1,200 organizations across the U.S. and Canada for its sixth round of Neighborhood Grants. These grants were informed and inspired by Starbucks partners (employees) who highlighted causes they are passionate about and...

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Annual Program Evaluation Report 2021

We are pleased to release our 2021 Annual Program Evaluation Report, produced by the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Department of Psychology, Ecological Determinants Lab. The past year marks our fourth year of serving houseless and opportunity youth, and is...

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Mahalo To Dana Anderson

Please join us as we mahalo long-time board member Dana Anderson as she steps down from her role at the end of this year. We will greatly miss Dana, who was essential to the creation of RYSE back in 2014 and helped to set up our organization for success. She also...

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Mental Health Matters

The holidays can be joyful, and they can be stressful. It’s important to take care of your personal well-being and mental health during this time. Did you know that 50% of mental illness begins by age 14, and 75% begin by age 24? Addressing, diagnosing and treating...

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Holiday Cheer At RYSE!

We love celebrating holidays at RYSE! Check out some photo highlights of our holiday season: We were able to gift each resident with a backpack filled with daily essentials and a gift card (126 backpacks total!) plus each youth had a gift to unwrap on Christmas...

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A Message From The Executive Director

Dear Friends, As we come to the end of 2021, I would like to let you know how much we appreciate your support for RYSE- whether you donated items, made a contribution, read our newsletter or just liked a Facebook post. It takes a community to help our street youth and...

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